SEPTEMBER 2010 What’sWhat’s HappeningHappening DOYON UTILITIES’ MONTHLY PROGRESS AT-A-GLANCE Joint Basing Elmendorf and Fort Richardson By Carolyn Savina IN THIS ISSUE FRA Administrative Assistant Question: What does JBER accomplish? JBER 1 October 1, 2010 marks an excit- Answer: JBER will consolidate Fort 2 ing time for Doyon Utilities. On Richardson and Elmendorf Air Force Fort Greely this date, Fort Richardson will Base under one installation to become Fort Wainwright 3 more efficient. Fort Richardson will join merge with Elmendorf Air Force rd Fort Richardson 4 Base to become Joint Base El- with Elmendorf to compose the 673 Air Base Wing. JBER will also absorb the Misc. Happenings 4 mendorf Richardson (JBER). As th this transition date approaches, 176 Wing, the Alaska Air National Safety Matters 6 there have been numerous ques- Guard, currently located at Kulis Air Na- tional Guard Base in Anchorage. tions in regards to what the shift to JBER means for Doyon Utili- Question: Who is in charge of JBER, ties. The following are some fre- the Army or the Air quently asked questions concern- Force? ing this issue. Answer: The Air Force Question: What initiated this has been selected as the Joint Basing effort? lead agency for JBER. Answer: The 2005 Base Realign- Air Force Colonel ment and Closure (BRAC) pro- Robert Evans will as- posal was released by the United sume command of States Department of Defense on JBER, with Army May 13, 2005. This proposal rec- Colonel Timothy Prior ommended closure of fourteen as the Deputy Com- mander. major Army posts, nine major Navy bases, and ten major Air Question: How will Force Bases. In addition, twenty- this change influence Above is map of Joint Base Elmendorf and Richardson six various military installations Doyon Utilities? will be combined into twelve leadership, nothing will change Joint Bases. Fort Richardson and Answer: Currently, Doyon Utilities re- with Doyon Utilities day to day op- Elmendorf Air Force Base were ports to the Directorate of Public Works erations. Doyon Utilities senior two of the installations chosen to on Fort Richardson. As of October 1, management, DPW personnel, and unite into Joint Base Elmendorf Doyon Utilities will be reporting to the Air Force employees have been Richardson. rd 673 Civil Engineering Group, led by Air working together to ensure a Force Colonel Russell Hula. Other than smooth transition. September 2010 www. doyonutilities.com 1 DOYON UTILITIES’ MONTHLY PROGRESS AT - A - GLANCE Fort Greely First Manhole Installed at FGO Utilities By Mark Rockwell, P.E., Doyon Utilities will extend the Lead Project Manager electrical distribution system to provide underground electrical Doyon Utilities awarded the construc- service to each building. The pro- tion of project Field Grade Officer ject manager for Doyon Utilities (FGO) Utilities to TCI Construction of is Mark Rockwell, P.E. Fairbanks, Alaska. Following a pre- construction meeting held on Septem- The new housing project will build ber 17, 2010 at Fort Greely, TCI initi- 11 new single homes that will be ated construction using materials that constructed in 2011. In response to Doyon Utilities had ordered six to 12 this project, Doyon Utilities will weeks earlier. They are hoping for build approximately 1800 lf of new continuing late fall weather that will 8-inch water and sewer mains, allow them to complete as much as along with service piping to each September 27, 2010 TCI workers install the possible this year. Work will continue new building. The underground first sewer manhole for the FGO Utilities into next year. utilities were designed by DOWL HKM of Anchorage, Alaska. The new utilities will include new wa- Doyon Utilities Assistant Site provided by Mario Domingo, of ter, sewer, and heat distribution mains Manager, Al Thomas, will oversee daily to this new housing neighborhood at Kaya Associates. Fort Greely, Alaska. In addition, construction progress with quality assurance Community Activity Center Utilities Construction Begins By Mark Rockwell, P.E., Lead Project Manager bution mains to this new facility at Following a preconstruc- Fort Greely, Alaska. Fire protection tion meeting held on Sep- hydrants will be included. In addi- tember 27, 2010 at Fort tion, Doyon Utilities will extend the Greely, KL Pacific initi- electrical distribution system to pro- ated construction. The vide underground electrical service meeting was attended by to the building. the DPW, Safety, and Po- lice Department. Using The project manager for Doyon materials that Doyon Utilities is Mark Rockwell, P.E. As- Utilities had ordered six to sistant Site Manager, Al Thomas, 12 weeks earlier, KL Pa- will oversee daily construction pro- September 27, 2010 Steel workers erect struc- cific begins work at ture for the new community activity center. MH12 located on the cor- gress with quality assurance pro- ner of 1st Ave and Arctic. vided by Mario Domingo, of Kaya A revised traffic plan was Associates. Doyon Utilities awarded the construc- developed and coordinated with the FGA tion of Community Activity Center Police Department. (CAC) Utilities to KL Pacific Con- Doyon Utilities began the design for the struction of Eagle River, Alaska. utilities in June of 2010 by partnering with President Sean Fitzpatrick has commit- USKH, a design firm with offices in Fair- ted to an aggressive schedule that will banks and Anchorage. The utilities will provide needed utilities for the build- include new water, sewer, and heat distri- ing this coming winter. September 2010 www. doyonutilities.com 2 DOYON UTILITIES’ MONTHLY PROGRESS AT - A - GLANCE Fort Greely (continued) Black Rapids Septic Tank Replacement Underway By Mark Rockwell, P.E., Lead Project Manager Doyon Utilities is replacing the aged The project was de- wastewater treatment system at signed by Michael Black Rapids Training Center. The Foster and Associates new septic tank capacity is 13,500 of Anchorage, Alaska. gallons to accommodate up to 200 Mr. Loren Leman, soldiers training at the site. P.E., acted as the prin- cipal designer. Following coordination with the The project manager Alaska Department of Environ- for Doyon Utilities is mental Conservation, Doyon Utilities Mark Rockwell, P.E. contracted with Carn’s General Con- Assistant Site Man- tracting of Delta, Alaska to install ager, Al Thomas, will the new tank. The project is ex- oversee daily con- pected to be completed by the end of struction progress. October 2011. Fort Wainwright FTW 349ASOS By Norman Sather, Project Manager FWA Bear Paw Building FTW 350 Warrior in Phase 1 CH2M Hill Constructors is continu- Transition ing to make good progress on this DIG continues to make good progress project. They are having subcontrac- on this project. Currently they are in- tors TCI and M&M Construction PCL Construction is the prime contractor for this project. They are currently install- stalling the steam and condensate install the engineered steam and con- lines from MH1 to the utility building densate lines from MH J5-1-3 to MH ing steam and condensate piping and man- holes as shown below. on Pine Street and installing new pipe I5-4-10. in the utilidor on Spruce Street as shown in the photo below. September 2010 www. doyonutilities.com 3 DOYON UTILITIES’ MONTHLY PROGRESS AT - A - GLANCE Fort Wainwright (continued) CHPP Turbine Bay South Window –Wall Replacement Project By George Ferree, Project Manager ture. They all have a single pane of The FWA CHPP Turbine Bay South glass and, therefore, are a significant Window-Wall Replacement Project source of heat loss and present a dra- is the first phase of an effort to re- matic frost and ice build-up problem place all of inside the plant the existing during extreme windows in cold weather – as the main depicted in the building at photo to the left. missing and patched with plywood or the Fort The south wall of the foam insulation. This is typical of the Wainwright Turbine Bay contains other window sections in the plant. Central Heat two large sections of and Power these single-pane win- The project will remove all of the ex- Plant. dows. The right side isting windows and replace them with a combination of insulated metal pan- The existing photo above shows the els and triple-pane, blast resistant windows are top section, as seen from windows. part of the original 50+ year old struc- the outside. More than 10% of the glass panes are either broken or Fort Richardson By Mack Miessner, Project Manager Ship Creek Dam Rehabilitation Project supplies raw water to the DU Ship Creek bris that has accumulated on the outside Water Plant located on Arctic Valley Road of structure since the original construc- and the Anchorage Water and Wastewater tion. Doyon Utilities (DU) initiated the Utility Ship Creek Water Treatment Plant In addition, divers were on site to in- rehabilitation project of Ship Creek located near Muldoon Road. spect the internal water chambers of the Dam, Fort Richardson during the Inlet Tower, inspect the external under- middle of July, 2010 as part of DU’s As part of the rehabilitation project, the entire water portions of the Inlet Tower and overall responsibility of ensuring electrical system has been brought up to Spillway, clean and inspect control fresh water to the Post. This first code, the existing heating and ventilation sys- valves and perform dredging of sedi- phase of a multi-year project is to tem is being replaced and upgraded, all ments immediately adjacent to the Inlet bring the Inlet Tower and Spillway cracks in the concrete have been sealed and Tower and Spillway. into compliance with the Alaska repaired, the Spillway Stop Block has been Dam Safety Program and to com- repaired and repainted, new timbers have Anticipated for next year will be the plete repairs and upgrades to the fa- replaced the original Stop Block installed in replacement of the primary Sluice cility.